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Are Your Irons Fitted For You

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Luckily I need no adjustments in leng, loft or lie, but the flex is fitted for me, yes.
 
I had to. 6'5" hight. Best money ever spent. I go every year to recheck my irons, last time my short irons needed some adjusting.
 
I really need to go get no.e fit asap. Just keep thinking I will change shafts at some point, so why bother?

Tap,Tap,Tap
 
JB said:
Just a quick survey type of question. The irons that you currently play, are they fit for your game? Length, Lie, Flex, etc...
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Yezzir!!!! Wouldnt go out in a suit off the rack would you? ;)

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My irons were fitted at our club. We have a really good fitter, the fitting cart for left handed stuff is limited here but there was enough to have choices. My last set of irons were fitted as well but the new set (R11s) are an improvement even though the specs are about the same. It is still a work in progress, I need to go back and get him to check lie. He may adjust that a little, yes he can bend the R11s.
 
Mine are off the shelf. No fitting.
 
Getting new irons next month. Just went and talked with the fitter today. They explained to me what they will look at and what the cost will be. Looking forward to this. Never been fitted before. Would love to do the TM Matts fitting, but I can't see spending the $300 for that. Wish I could. Would be a cool experience seeing my swing in 3D and seeing where I am with my body and club plains.
 
My current ones are not. I just ordered Wilson Di11's and plan to get them fitted for sure.
 
I spoke with one of the top clubfitters in the country last thursday abount being fitted, his price would be somewhere between $1600 and $2600 for the fitting and namebrand clubs. A little to rich for my blood and wallet.
 
hitmanharleyk said:
I spoke with one of the top clubfitters in the country last thursday abount being fitted, his price would be somewhere between $1600 and $2600 for the fitting and namebrand clubs. A little to rich for my blood and wallet.
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Holy geeeez no way

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hitmanharleyk said:
I spoke with one of the top clubfitters in the country last thursday abount being fitted, his price would be somewhere between $1600 and $2600 for the fitting and namebrand clubs. A little to rich for my blood and wallet.
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Weird. Most fitters charge $50-100 from my experience and quite a few will put that price towards the purchase of your clubs if you buy your clubs there.
 
Yes, my current clubs are fitted and my next set (irons) will be too - money wisely spent!!
 
My best friends birthday was Sunday, and we went golfing on Monday. We took his Browning 440's out of his bag and replaced them with my set of Nickent 4DX CB's. He liked them so I told him the only stipulation I had for giving him the clubs was that he had to get them fit to him. So we took them to the Golf MD this afternoon and he was fit 1* upright and +1/2" in length. They called him a few hours later and told him they were ready for pickup. Total cost? $31.50 plus tax.
 
Smallville said:
My best friends birthday was Sunday, and we went golfing on Monday. We took his Browning 440's out of his bag and replaced them with my set of Nickent 4DX CB's. He liked them so I told him the only stipulation I had for giving him the clubs was that he had to get them fit to him. So we took them to the Golf MD this afternoon and he was fit 1* upright and +1/2" in length. They called him a few hours later and told him they were ready for pickup. Total cost? $31.50 plus tax.
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VERY nice, and will pay major dividends to the ole game for sure.
 
no mine are off the shelf but i think they fit me well.
 
hitmanharleyk said:
I spoke with one of the top clubfitters in the country last thursday abount being fitted, his price would be somewhere between $1600 and $2600 for the fitting and namebrand clubs. A little to rich for my blood and wallet.
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Who was that? If it is Dana, he has really gone up in the past 2 years.
 
This is my second set of irons that I got fitted for and I will not do it any other way - this time at TM Performance Labs. Money well spent, no regrets.
 
I have been fitted for both my PING and Mizuno irons. It makes a world of difference to me.

TapAhoy!
 
Mine are not fitted but they are the best part of my game. Then again, nothing else is fitted either..
 
DawgDaddy said:
Who was that? If it is Dana, he has really gone up in the past 2 years.
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Yes it was Dana. Here is what he sent me.

All equipment evaluations, adjustments, swing analysis, and fittings are "on the clock" at $125 per hour. In your situation I'd do a video and launch monitor analysis to determine if the lies actually need adjustment and if necessary perform such. If it takes less than an hour then it's pro-rated.

If you're interested in a fitting, here's the info on my fitting service.
I consider my primary purpose is to identify the heads, shafts, grips, detailed specifications (length, loft, lie, swingweight, grip size), and set make up that will perform best and most consistently for the golfer's swing while considering their ball flight and game improvement goals.

The irons fitting process is as follows.....

1 - A thorough examination of your present clubs for length, lie, loft, swingweight, flex, grip size, shaft type, etc. A proper fitting is about changing the club technical specifications to improve the ball flight characteristics. Based on the recorded specifications, wear indications, and impact marks, I'll ask numerous questions during this examination to get a feel for your ball flight tendencies and how they equate to the specs.

2 - A performance evaluation of your present clubs. You Maximum Potential Carry Distance is limited by your clubhead speed and the loft of the club and is calculable. If you don't achieve MPCD on a high quality ball strike, then something is wrong with your clubs and performance improvements can be made. You’ll hit several shots with your 6-iron or equivalent hybrid for this evaluation.

3 - A swing analysis to observe if there are any issues that create impact inconsistencies. I use three digital video cameras and C-Swing software to digitally capture and evaluate your swing. If there are swing issues, we'll work on improving or eliminating those for a few minutes to see if it can be corrected and if correction improves performance. By the way, everything will be videoed and you'll receive a DVD of the entire process.

4 - Shaft flex fitting. Based on your swing characteristics of speed, downswing time, and wrist cock release point, there is a narrow flex range that will produce optimum performance for you. You will hit several shots with an instrumented test club to determine your optimum shaft flex.

5 - Shaft type fitting. Flex is only 1/3 of the equation in fitting shafts. The other, more important parts of shaft fitting are shaft weight and bend profile. The overwhelming majority of misfit clubs I see are so because the shaft is the wrong weight. You'll hit several combinations of weight and bend profiles to establish which best match your swing and produce the desired feel characteristics. All shaft testing is conducted with one clubhead so any differences in performance, impact consistency, and feel are strictly attributable to the shaft.

6 - Clubhead testing. Once the proper shaft flex, weight, and bend profile are established we'll test several clubheads to determine which will achieve your desired ball flight characteristics. Launch monitor performance readings are used to establish which head is the better performer. I have clubheads from Mizuno, Titleist, Cobra, Ping, Callaway, Taylor Made, and several quality component lines for testing. With my interchangeable clubhead and shaft fitting systems I have approximately 60,000 right-hand test clubs and 4,000 left-hand test clubs. There is literally "something for everyone".
Wedge testing is conducted in much the same way with emphasis on appropriate length/lie combinatons that put you in the most comfortable posture that ensures consistent impact, loft gaps between clubs, and bounce angles/sole grinds that suit your swing style and course conditions.


Driver fittings are similar to the irons fitting process with emphasis on finding the head/shaft/specs combination that produces the most consistent impact pattern and performance improvements. I use TaylorMade R11, Titleist 910, Cobra S3, and Callaway Razr Hawk for driver fittings. All have interchangable shafts.


Putter fittings emphasize neutralizing the putter's affect on the roll of the ball by achieving proper length, loft, lie, grip size, grip orientation, weight, and hosel/shaft structure. My putter fitting studio has five cameras and the process will again be recorded on a DVD for your future reference.


All testing is conducted indoors in my fitting studio. I use the EDH Flight Scope 3D Dopplar Radar launch monitor, Golftek ProV swing analyzer, and C-Swing digital video to gather comprehensive data on your swing characteristics and club performance.
Costs. Fitting fee is $125 per hour and a comprehensive irons fitting generally takes 2 hours for a good ball striker.


Additional time is necessary if you desire fittings for driver, woods, hybrid, putter, etc. Club costs vary greatly depending on the build option selected. See the Build Options outlined below for further details. On average, a set of 10 irons that I make is going to run somewhere around $1600-2600 including the fitting fee, taxes, and S&H. Delivery time is generally two to three weeks after fitting.


Club Build Options. These options considering purchasing the clubs from me. If you provided the clubs then I can do option B for $30 per club or option C for $60 per club.

Option A – Factory Built. Your specifications are called into the respective manufacturer and the clubs are assembled in the custom department. This is your least costly option, however, most custom departments are mass production facilities which pay little attention to exact specifications that will benefit your game. There is little good to be realized from being fit to exact specifications and not achieving those specifications in the final clubs. I do not recommend this purchase option.

Option B – Dana Final Finish. Your clubs are ordered from the factory with the shafts uncut and ungripped. I check and reset each loft and lie angle as necessary to the fitting specifications, cut the shafts to proper length, swingweight or MOI match the clubs, and install the selected grips. This option delivers the clubs to the fitting specifications but requires more labor/time on my part to achieve, therefore an additional $30 per club fee is incurred.

Option C – Dana Blueprint Reassembly. This is the most popular option and entails all the attributes of Option B plus my shaft dynamic alignment process. Your clubs are ordered with the shafts uncut and ungripped and completely disassembled upon receipt. Each head is individually checked and adjusted for proper loft, lie angle, and weight. The shaft is dynamically aligned to ensure its natural flex characteristics are aligned perpendicular to the clubface. The shaft is reinstalled into the clubhead, the loft and lie angles are checked and adjusted as necessary once more, the clubs are cut to proper length, swingweight or MOI matched, and the selected grips installed. Again, more labor/time on my part to produce the clubs to the highest standards possible and therefore an additional $30 per club fee over and above Option B pricing.

Option D – Full Performance Based Fitting and Blueprint Assembly. This fitting process determines the exact flex cpm (vibrational cycles per minute) that best suits your swing characteristics. Controlling flex cpm to exact standards requires use of parallel tip shafts that can be trimmed to the desired cpm. This option requires purchase of new shafts in addition to the original clubs and entails additional labor/time on my part to produce the clubs. Cost of shafts plus an additional $30 per club fee over and above Option C pricing.


Here is a summary example of these options for a set of JPX800 irons/wedges. (Pricing may vary due to club cost and up charges for some shafts and grips.):

Option A - $68-88 per iron depending on shaft and grip option and pricing. Factory made clubs that will probably not be set to the specifications developed during your fitting.

Option B - $98-118 per iron depending on shaft and grip option and pricing. Factory made clubs that I finish to ensure the specifications are as outlined in your fitting.

Option C - $128-148 per iron depending on shaft and grip option and pricing. Factory made clubs that I reassemble to ensure the specifications are as outlined in your fitting and that the shafts are dynamically aligned to ensure optimum impact and performance consistency.

Option D - $190+ per iron – the ultimate "Dana Made" golf club assembled to exacting specifications with dynamically aligned, frequency matched, parallel tip shafts trimmed to exact flex cpms.

Delivery of clubs is generally two weeks after fitting.
 
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Mine are definitely fitted. Standard length, 1* upright and standard wrap. Swingweights adjusted to D4 in irons D8 in wedges. Does it make a difference? Absolutely.

Alex
 
Went to a top 100 club fitter in the fall to find out whether my equipment was right for me. The total bag fitting itself wasn't all that expensive. But, you guessed it, everything in the bag was WRONG for me, except the putter. Even it had to be re-bent to get the proper roll. The shafts in all were the problem. My woods were TM Superfast, and the shafts were too long and tip too soft and he explained that was causing me to hit most to the left (true). I was fortunate in that Titleist actually offerred the 910 series in the recommended shaft (RIP 70R), so I ordered them. As part of the (retail) price, he dis-assembled them, tweaked them to the specs and pured the shafts. That was a good deal and I have never hit my woods straighter or longer, even though they are shorter and heavier than the Superfasts. The irons and rescues are the real problem. I still play TM CGB Max irons and still think they are the best SGI irons ever. But, the shafts are much too soft for my swing and killing my dispersion. I'll be asking later on the forum for help in picking new irons. Problem is, no one offers the recommended shaft in their irons (PX 5.0 graphite), so it will cost at least twice the retail price of whaterver I end up with. Still, if my iron play improves as much as my driver and fairways based on his recommendations, it will be worth it! Sorry for the ramble.
 
I've been fitted for my driver, hybrids and irons and i had stiff shafts on my irons and regulars on everything else. I was only recommended shaft types and never needed any other adjustments so i kinda feel cheated when it comes to a full fit haha
 
The next (expensive) golf item I buy will likely be a new set of irons. I know I should get fitted, but, I'm a bargain shopper... So, I love to look for the the deals on the different sites and purchase whatever I think is the best deal (after reading reviews and doing my homework on the internet.) Right now, I'm playing some Ping G2's. I bought Taylormade R7's a couple years back for $300 but re-sold them for the same price when I didn't feel like I hit them as good. My problem is that I feel by shopping for bargains, I can afford to buy a club that I like but, might not end up being right for me (b/c I can usually re-sell it on craigslist and get the same $$$ back.) I've been playing golf for around 10 yrs now and feel like I have plateaued a bit. Before the last couple of years, each year I would seem to get progressively better on my own, but not so much anymore. I finally took lessons this past season and it helped a lot at first, but, then I went back to making the old same mistakes.

Sorry for the rambling here... I'll get to my point. Again, I know I should get fitted, I just don't want to spend the $$$ to do so. It especially scared me when I saw an above post showing costs of $1600 to $2600. I live in Nebraska, so there aren't a ton of options. Dicks would likely be my best bet.

So, my questions: How much should I expect to spend for getting "fit" at Dicks? Is there any deal that if you get fit there, your $$$ spent can go to buying new clubs from them? Has anyone had previous fittings at Dicks? If so, would you recommend it or look somewhere else? My only other options are Scheels (which I'm not a huge fan of, seems like I know more than many of their "specialists") and I could go to my friend's country club for their Demo day/fitting deal. He's at Champions Run where they play the Cox Classic on the Nationwide every year. So, knowing all of this, what would you recommend as far as my best option/s? Also, what are the biggest differences between going to the "Demo Days" and actually getting fitted in something like a Dicks? I haven't tried either before. Thanks a lot for your help and advice. I've been "lurking" here since summer but, just signed up. Seems like a great forum.

Also, quick edit: I'm dumb, I forgot to mention that we do have a Golf Galaxy and Austads as well. My main reason for thinking Dicks is b/c I have a $250 gift cert. there. However, GG has an actual video monitoring system where the Dicks just seem to have you hit into a net from what I have seen in the past. I did "test" drivers at Dicks before and that's all they had me do. Austads might have video now, I haven't hit clubs in there for a long time. So, knowing all of this, I'll add another question. Between all of these options, which would be best both play-ability wise and cost-wise? Thx again.
 
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